William Golding was born in Cornwall, England, in 1911
and educated at Oxford University. His first book, Poems, was
published in 1935. Following a stint in the Royal Navy during World
War II, Golding wrote Lord of the Flies while teaching
school. It was the first of several works, including the
novels Pincher Martin, Free Fall, and The
Inheritors and a play, The Brass Butterfly, which led to
his being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.
Lois Lowry is the two-time Newbery Award–winning author
of Number the Stars,The Giver Quartet, and numerous other
books for young adults.
Jennifer Buehler is an associate professor of
educational studies at Saint Louis University and President of The
Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of
Teachers of English.
"Lord of the Flies is one of my favorite books. I still read
it every couple of years."
—Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games trilogy
"I finished the last half of Lord of the Flies in a single
afternoon, my eyes wide, my heart pounding, not thinking, just
inhaling....My rule of thumb as a writer and reader—largely formed
by Lord of the Flies—is feel it first, think about it
later."
—Stephen King
"This brilliant work is a frightening parody on man's return [in a
few weeks] to that state of darkness from which it took him
thousands of years to emerge. Fully to succeed, a fantasy must
approach very close to reality. Lord of the Flies does.
It must also be superbly written. It is."
—The New York Times Book Review
Gr 10 Up‘A solid tool for the study of William Golding's classic novel. Sixteen critical selections from both journals and books are arranged in chronological order by date of publication from 1961 to 1993. The examined topics, length and completeness of entries, and depth of analysis present a wide range of material. Articles selected by Bloom have not previously appeared in works easily accessible to most readers. There is little duplication with "Contemporary Literary Criticism" (Gale) or with "British Writers" (Scribners); both cover less ground. Clarice Swisher's Readings on Lord of the Flies (Greenhaven, 1997) includes two of the same critics, but Bloom's book has complete articles rather than excerpts. While some readers may struggle with these selections, the book is an excellent resource.‘Gail Richmond, San Diego Unified Schools, CA
William Golding's Lord of the Flies is now available in a newly remastered, re-released audiobook edition from Listening Library, performed by the author. This audio update of the classic YA novel about the struggles of a group of British schoolboys stranded on a desert island comes 48 years after the print version first appeared in 1954 and 26 years after Golding was first recorded reading the book. Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.
"Lord of the Flies is one of my favorite books. I still read
it every couple of years."
-Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games
trilogy
"I finished the last half of Lord of the Flies in a single
afternoon, my eyes wide, my heart pounding, not thinking, just
inhaling....My rule of thumb as a writer and reader-largely formed
by Lord of the Flies-is feel it first, think about it
later."
-Stephen King
"This brilliant work is a frightening parody on man's return [in a
few weeks] to that state of darkness from which it took him
thousands of years to emerge. Fully to succeed, a fantasy must
approach very close to reality. Lord of the Flies does. It must
also be superbly written. It is."
-The New York Times Book Review
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